# US 7,613,333 B2 · Individual authentication system, individual authentication method, and individual authentication program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,613,333 B2 - Document ID: US7613333B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/226,306 - Filed: 2005-09-15 - Published: 2006-12-21 - Granted: 2009-11-03 - Earliest claimed: 2005-06-20 - Assignees: Fujitsu Limited - Inventors: Takahiro Aoki; Masaki Watanabe; Toshio Endoh; Mitsuaki Fukuda; Shigeru Sasaki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7613333B2 ## CPC - G06V 40/10: Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract The present invention has been made to provide a technique capable of easily preventing the third party from misusing the data related to an individual physical feature in the case where individual authentication is performed based on the physical feature. An individual authentication system that authenticates an individual based on his or her physical feature comprises an authentication information acquisition section that acquires, at the time of authentication of an individual, information related to a state in which predetermined processing has applied to predetermined physical feature of the individual as authentication information for authentication determination; a registration information acquisition section that acquires the previously registered information related to a state in which predetermined processing has applied to predetermined individual physical feature as registration information for authentication; and an authentication determination section that determines authentication of the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquisition section based on the registration information acquired by the registration information acquisition section. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An individual authentication system that authenticates an individual based on his or her physical feature, comprising: a processing section that applies a predetermined processing to a physical feature of a target individual for authentication determination; an authentication information acquisition section that directly detects the physical feature to which the predetermined processing is applied so as to acquire authentication information for authentication determination; a registration information acquisition section that acquires the previously registered information related to a state in which the predetermined processing has been applied to a physical feature of an individual as registration information for authentication; and an authentication determination section that determines authentication of the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquisition section based on the registration information acquired by the registration information acquisition section. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The individual authentication system according to claim 1, wherein the authentication information is based on a photographed image of the target individual, the registration information is based on a photographed image of the individual, and the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that the photographed image of the target individual is optically processed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The individual authentication system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that brightness distribution is given on the physical feature of the target individual. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The individual authentication system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that a specified photographed image is added on the physical feature of the target individual. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The individual authentication system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that the physical feature of the target individual is optically deformed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The individual authentication system according to claim 1, wherein the authentication information is based on voice of the target individual, the registration information is based on voice of the individual, and the predetermined processing is specified voice. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The individual authentication system according to claim 1, further comprising an identification information acquisition section that acquires information for identification associated with the target individual, wherein a type of the predetermined processing is determined according to a predetermined processing method that has previously been set in association with the information for identification acquired by the identification information acquisition section. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The individual authentication system according to claim 1, wherein a type of the predetermined processing is different for each authentication system. ### Claim 9 An individual authentication method that authenticates an individual based on his or her physical feature, the method comprising: applying a predetermined processing to a physical feature of a target individual for authentication determination; directly detecting the physical feature to which the predetermined processing is applied so as to acquire authentication information for authentication determination; acquiring the previously registered information related to a state in which the predetermined processing has been applied to a physical feature of an individual as registration information for authentication; and determining authentication of the authentication information based on the acquired registration information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The individual authentication method according to claim 9, wherein the authentication information is based on a photographed image of the target individual, the registration information is based on a photographed image of the individual, and the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that the photographed image of the target individual is optically processed. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The individual authentication method according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that brightness distribution is given on the physical feature of the target individual. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The individual authentication method according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that a specified photographed image is added on the physical feature of the target individual. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The individual authentication method according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that the physical feature of the target individual is optically deformed. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The individual authentication method according to claim 9, wherein the authentication information is based on voice of the target individual, the registration information is based on voice of the individual, and the predetermined processing is specified voice. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The individual authentication method according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined processing is applied to at least a part of the physical feature. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The individual authentication method according to claim 9, further comprising obtaining information for identification associated with the target individual, wherein a type of the predetermined processing is determined according to a predetermined processing method that has previously been set in association with the information for identification obtained. ### Claim 17 A computer-readable medium storing a program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method for authentication of an individual based on his or her physical feature, the method comprising: applying a predetermined processing to a physical feature of a target individual for authentication determination; directly detecting the physical feature to which the predetermined processing is applied so as to acquire authentication information for authentication determination; acquiring the previously registered information related to a state in which the predetermined processing has been applied to a physical feature of an individual as registration information for authentication; and determining authentication of the authentication information acquired based on the acquired registration information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the authentication information is based on a photographed image of the target individual, the registration information is based on a photographed image of the individual, and the predetermined processing is applied to the physical feature of the target individual so that the photographed image of the target individual is optically processed. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the predetermined processing is applied to at least a part of the physical feature. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the method further comprises obtaining information for identification associated with the target individual, wherein a type of the predetermined processing is determined according to a predetermined processing method that has previously been set in association with the obtained information for identification.